Wyoming East High School
Wyoming East High School is a consolidated regional high school in New Richmond, West Virginia serving the eastern half of Wyoming County, West Virginia. It opened in 1998 and consolidated the former Pineville High School and Mullens High School, also taking in the former Herndon High School and about two-thirds of the attendance area of the former Glen Rogers High School, both of which had been closed several years earlier. It also celebrates the academic and athletic heritage of Conley High School, which was the county's segregated school and had closed in 1964.
Wyoming East High School | |
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Address | |
High School Road , 24867 United States | |
Coordinates | 37.5702014°N 81.4709111°W[1] |
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School type | High School |
Established | 1998 |
School district | Wyoming County Schools |
CEEB code | 491051 |
Principal | Jeff Simmons |
Teaching staff | 34.5 (FTE) (as of 2013-14)[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 593 (as of 2013-14)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.2 (as of 2013-14)[2] |
Campus type | High School |
Color(s) | forest green black white and silver |
Slogan | An army is greater than a warrior. |
Athletics | football, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, softball, volleyball, track, cross country, golf, cheerleading, and marching band |
Athletics conference | Coalfield AA |
Mascot | Warrior |
Team name | Warriors/Lady Warriors |
Rival | Westside High School |
Website | http://wehs.wyom.k12.wv.us/ |
Athletics
Wyoming East sports teams are known as the Warriors and the Lady Warriors.
Wyoming East High School won the Class “AA” Boys Basketball State Championship in 2002, 2007, and 2008, and were State Runner-Ups in 2009 and 2010. Class “AA” State Football Champions in 1999. Class “AA” State Golf Champions in 2016, and 2017, and were Class “AA/A” State Runner-Up in 1998, 1999, and 2015, State Medalist for the Warriors include, Evan Muscari in 2009, and Brett Laxton in 2016.
The Wyoming East Lady Warriors were Class “AA” Girls Basketball State Champions in 2016, 2021, and 2023, and were State Runner-Ups in 2018, 2019, and 2022.
In 1999, in just its second year, the Warrior football team had a perfect season of 14-0 and won the AA Football State Championship.[4]
The Warriors baseball team won the AA State Baseball Championship in 2012.
The Wyoming East golf team won the State Championships in 2006 and 2008.
The Lady Warriors basketball team won the State Girls AA Basketball Championship in 2016, 2021, and 2023. [5]
References
- "Wyoming East High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "School Detail for Wyoming County East High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- Woodman. "West Virginia Boys Basketball Class AA State Champions 1959-2015". wvwoodman.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Woodman. "West Virginia Class AA Football Playoffs". wvwoodman.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Cullen, Garrett (March 12, 2016). "The champ is here: Wyoming East wins first girls basketball title". WV Metro News. Retrieved January 26, 2019.